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BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then starts the bedtime rodeo that includes 4 meltdowns, 3 sips of water, 2 more...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) Needs To Be Censured

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), who appears to be a self-important crackpot, tried hysterically (without officially...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Roanoke City Authorities Have Taken Threats Against Schools Seriously

Unfortunately, Friday’s Roanoke Public Schools closing marked the second consecutive day of threats. The schools shut their doors and kept the staff and...

DEVOTIONAL: Teach Your Children

You shall teach them diligently to your children, --Deut. 6:7a (ESV) Some people are wondering, "What will prices be like in a year or two?" An...

FRED FIRST: Landing on One’s Feet

. . .  and To be a Placed Person When You Get There In Floyd County—or any county in Southwest Virginia—there will be one or...

MELINDA MYERS: Gear Up For The 2024 Garden Season

It’s never too early to prepare for the garden season ahead. Having the right tool for the job saves time, reduces the frustration of...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: What Did Bill Clinton and Gavin Newsom Discuss In Tamarindo, Mexico? 

Special counsel Robert Hur's 388-page report, which was released on February 8, has effectively ended Joe Biden's quest for another four years in the...

RANDY HUFF: Don’t Discount The Value of Words

Words. We live in a sea of them and can't live without them. They vex us and bless us. We are too seldom “at...